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Alumni Event Addresses Teen Issues

Carl Cannon, founder of Peoria-based E.L.I.T.E. youth outreach program, showcased his organization’s work with at-risk youth during the Leadership in Education, Human Services and Counseling’s alumni celebration at �ۿ۴�ý March 8.

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Nursing majors share knowledge at Fit Fair

During �ۿ۴�ý’s 2014 Fit Fair, several nursing majors presented displays to enrich and educate the �ۿ۴�ý campus on disease, nutrition, and general wellness.

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�ۿ۴�ý’s Friedan website aids elementary student in history paper competition

�ۿ۴�ý alumna Barbara Drake and eighth-grader Laney Hughes’ connection via �ۿ۴�ý’s Betty Friedan Hometown Tribute Website seemed to be less a chance encounter and more a meeting of minds. When Hughes started her research for D.C. Everest Junior High School’s History Day research competition in Weston, Wisc., her inquiries led her back to Peoria in search of information about women’s advocate Betty Friedan.

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Gill examines same-sex marriage and religious freedom

Dr. Emily Gill, Caterpillar Professor of Political Science and author of An Argument for Same-Sex Marriage: Religious Freedom, Sexual Freedom, and Public Expressions of Civic Equality, was the featured speaker at the third Liberal Arts and Sciences Lecture Series, “Same-Sex Marriage and Religious Freedom.”

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Students become experts on U.S.-E.U. trade deal

The eight students enrolled in Dr. Jeanie Bukowski’s European Integration course this semester have a unique opportunity to become experts on the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) free trade agreement.

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Campbell named Chemist of the Year by Heartland Section of the American Chemical Society

Dr. Dean Campbell of the Mund-Lagowski Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry was recently graced with the American Chemical Society’s distinguished Chemist of the Year Award. He is the first �ۿ۴�ý faculty member to ever win this award.

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